Community, Environment and Sustainability in Wales - WISERD Networking Event

Community, Environment and Sustainability in Wales

Networking Event

Organised by WISERD www.wiserd.ac.uk

Date: 15th June 2011

Time: 9.30- 2.00pm

Venue:  Room DO:08 Management Centre, Bangor University

http://www.bangor.ac.uk/management_centre/pdfs/Bangor%20Local%20Map%20of%20MC.pdf

 

09:30 – 10:00 Coffee and poster display Browsing

10:00 – 10:15  Opening remarks and introducing the WISERD thematic group (AP/MW)

10:15 – 11:00  2 – 3 short presentations:  Discussion

            Break

11:15 – 12:00  2 – 3 short presentations: Discussion

12:00 – 01:00  Lunch and Poster Display browsing

01:00 – 02:00  Key note speaker: Dr John Barry (note room change for this talk to G1)

 

If you would like to attend this event please  email Susan Jones s.jones@bangor.ac.uk or telephone 01248 388728 by Monday 23rd May.  Places are limited.

If you have publicity material you would like to bring and display please let us know.  This can be posted to us in advance or brought on the day.

Thank you and hope to see you on the day!

Dr Alexandra Plows

Bangor University

WISERD

a.plows@bangor.ac.uk  or direct telephone: 01248 383200

This event will bring together grassroots activists, policy makers and academics from across Wales with interests in local community sustainability and/or environmental campaigns and initiatives, as a network and knowledge exchange opportunity, and will also 'launch' the WISERD thematic network on environment, tourism and leisure. Dr John Barry from Queens University Belfast will be giving a keynote talk on the topic of 'Vulnerability and Resilience in Contemporary Green Thought'.

Lunch will be provided

Confirmed Speakers

Dr John Barry Director, Centre for Sustainability and Environmental Research, Queens University, Belfast

Ken Moon C3 Programme Coordinator

Saskia Pagella C3W Community Outreach

Shelagh Hourahane Creu-ad Heritage Interpretation

Sel Williams Bangor University

Shaun Russell Director, Wales Environment Research Hub

WCVA, Jessica McQuade, Policy/Climate Change

Publication date: 13 June 2011